Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
The following table gives the chances that a certain card (ace, king,
The following table gives the chances that a certain card (ace, king, queen, jack) is the high-hole (down) card, depending on the number of players. This table is expressed in percent. CHANCES OF HOLDING VARIOUS HIGH-HOLE CARDS IN FIVE CARD STUD
The following table gives the chances of pairing your hole card at
The following table gives the chances of pairing your hole card at Five Card Stud when each player has received two cards (one down and one up). PAIRING YOUR HOLE CARD AT FIVE CARD STUD, THREE CARDS COMING Number of Players Approximate Chances of Pairing If Your Hole Card Is UnmatchedontheTable Approximate Chances of Pairing If Your Hole Card Is MatchedOnceontheTable Five Once in 6 deals Once in 8 deals Six Once in 6 deals Once in 8 deals Seven Once in 5 deals Once in 7 deals Eight Once in 5 deals Once in 7 deals Nine Once in 4 deals Once in 6 deals Ten Once in 4 deals Once in 6 deals